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#DA85FE Color

#DA85FE is rgb(218, 133, 254) in RGB, hsl(282, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 48%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), visibly different at ΔE 11.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DA85FE
HEX#DA85FE
RGBrgb(218, 133, 254)
HSLhsl(282, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(282, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 48%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.187 315.1)
LABlab(68.33% 48.09 -47.50)
LCHlch(68.33% 67.59 315.35)

What #DA85FE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DA85FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#DA85FE Channel Values

How #DA85FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 133 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DA85FE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DA85FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DA85FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DA85FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DA85FE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DA85FE.

How #DA85FE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DA85FE
Protanopia#9898FE
Protanomaly#B691FE
Deuteranopia#A7A7FD
Deuteranomaly#BE9BFD
Tritanopia#CC9B9B
Tritanomaly#D293CB
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DA85FE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-da85fe: #DA85FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DA85FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-da85fe': '#DA85FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.522, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_da85fe">#DA85FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DA85FE"

More Purple Colors

#DA85FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DA85FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DA85FE?

#DA85FE is a light purple — rgb(218, 133, 254) in RGB and hsl(282, 98%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.54.

What is the RGB value of #DA85FE?

#DA85FE is rgb(218, 133, 254) — red 218, green 133, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DA85FE?

#DA85FE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 48%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DA85FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DA85FE scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DA85FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DA85FE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.2, which is visibly different.

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